Because it increasingly easier and cheaper to travel from one area to another, people in the modern world have begun taking a number of weekend breaks to various parts of the country. Individuals and couples, young and old, have started to travel more frequently through various media – albeit with the train, bus or plane, many people these days are just as likely to a weekend in Rome or Madrid, since they are in Blackpool or Cornwall. However, as a weekend break locations have evolved, they also have more vision, a growing number of people are taking mini-cruise breaks, weekend golf breaks, and even theme park weekend breaks.
A form of a weekend that rapidly gaining popularity is the theatre break. Increasingly, travel agencies and tour operators offer theatre break packages to London, Edinburgh, Stratford-upon-Avon and even Paris. The London theater scene is flourishing at the moment and is perhaps the best location in Britain if you think about taking a weekend theatre break. From the long-running musical of Disney’s The Lion King for the 2006 stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film Dirty Dancing, people enthusiastic about theatre breaks in London have...